Introduction to Environmental Economics

Second Edition

Nick Hanley, Jason Shogren, and Ben White

Accessible to students with little or no background in the subject, Introduction to Environmental Economics, Second Edition, features an exceptionally clear writing style, a global approach, and wide-ranging theoretical coverage.

New to this Edition:

Four new chapters on the economics of natural resource use, incentives for the environment, the economics of water quality, and the economics of waste

Substantially revised chapters on the economics of climate change and on biodiversity

New pedagogical features including questions and definitions

A Companion Website offering exercises and links for students and PowerPoint-based lecture slides, solutions to text exercises, and graphs from the book for instructors

Introduction to Environmental Economics

Second Edition

Nick Hanley, Jason Shogren, and Ben White

Description

Accessible to students with little or no background in the subject, Introduction to Environmental Economics, Second Edition, features an exceptionally clear writing style, a global approach, and wide-ranging theoretical coverage.

The first part of the book carefully explains core economic concepts, while the second part shows how these concepts are used to develop policy responses to several of today's most vital environmental issues including climate change, water pollution, and loss of biodiversity.

Ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses in environmental economics, the text incorporates a variety of case studies drawn from around the world and assesses different economic theories in the context of environmental issues.

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Introduction to Environmental Economics

Second Edition

Nick Hanley, Jason Shogren, and Ben White

Table of Contents

PART ONE1. Introduction2. Markets and the Environment3. Valuing the Environment: Concepts4. Valuing the Environment: Methods5. Behavior and Environmental Risk6. Economic Growth, the Environment, and Sustainable Development7. Strategic Interaction and the Environment8. Trade and the Environment

PART TWO9. The Economics of Climate Change10. Forests11. The Economics of Water Pollution12. Biodiversity13. Energy and Resources

Introduction to Environmental Economics

Second Edition

Nick Hanley, Jason Shogren, and Ben White

Author Information

Nick Hanley is Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Stirling.

Jason Shogren is Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management at the University of Wyoming.

Ben White is a Professor in the School of Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia.